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Resolution: R-20-0095
File Number: 7264
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date: 4/9/2020
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT, IN
SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, FOR THE ALLOCATION OF
GRANT FUNDS AWARDED FROM THE FISCAL YEAR 19 UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS, BUREAU OF
JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION SMART POLICING INITIATIVE TO FLORIDA
INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
$296,618.00 OVER A THREE-YEAR PERIOD FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF
SERVICES TO PROVIDE RESEARCH SUPPORT, ASSIST IN THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE MIAMI REAL TIME CRIME CENTER ("MRTCC")
VIOLENCE RESPONSE INITIATIVE, AND TO GIVE SUPPORT TO EXISTING
ANALYSTS; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO DESIGNATE
THE CHIEF OF POLICE TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY
DOCUMENTS IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE INITIATIVE.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 19-0450 adopted November 21, 2019, the City
Commission accepted a grant award from the United States Department of Justice, Office of
Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance in the amount of $700,000.00 to be dispersed
over a period of three (3) years to fund technology acquisition, training, and other associated
costs, which includes the contract service of an experienced research partner who will create a
plan, formulate pro -active approaches to address specific crime patterns, and develop predictive
models for crime prevention and a research assistant to process and measure the crime
analysis and crime prevention data ("BJA 19 Smart Policing Initiative"); and
WHEREAS, the implementation of the Miami Real Time Crime Center ("MRTCC")
Violence Response Initiative is a cooperative effort to reduce gun violence in the City of Miami
("City") and to evaluate the effectiveness of the MRTCC as a means to improve responses to
violent crime; and
WHEREAS, the Florida International University, Department of Criminal Justice within
the School of International & Public Affairs (TIU") is a partner with the Miami Police Department
("MPD") and has identified an associate professor who is an expert on crime analysis and
prevention, problem -oriented policing, and program evaluation; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 18-112 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as
amended, the City's Administration recommends the allocation of grant funds in an amount not
to exceed $296,618.00 over a three-year period from the BJA 19 Smart Policing Initiative grant
award to FIU for the contract service of an experienced senior researcher and a researcher to
improve MPD's ability to make force deployment decisions and increase crime clearance rates
for the safety of residents, businesses, and visitors within the City;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
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File ID: 7264
Enactment Number: R-20-0095
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Manager is authorized' to execute an agreement, in substantially
the attached form, for the allocation of funds in an amount not to exceed $296,618.00 over a
three-year period from funds awarded from the BJA 19 Smart Policing Initiative grant to FIU for
professional services to provide personnel qualified to create a plan, formulate pro -active
approaches to address specific crime patterns aimed to assist MPD in making force deployment
decisions, and increase crime clearance rates.
Section 3. The City Manager is further authorized' to designate the Chief of Police to
execute any and all other necessary documents for the purposes stated herein.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption
and signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
1
i ria i . ndez, City Attor ey 3/16/2020
' The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all requirements that may be imposed by
the City Attorney, including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code
provisions.
2 If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten (10) calendar days
from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become effective
immediately upon override of the veto by the City of Miami Commission.
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